Payroll December 5, 2024
Payroll Integrations Automates SECURE 2.0 Compliance in Minutes
The company’s platform prepares companies for compliance with the new 2025 requirements under SECURE 2.0, including auto-enrollment in new retirement plans.
June 16, 2015
On-Demand Services and the Ongoing Employee vs. Independent Contractor Debate
If you’ve been following the news lately, then you’ve probably heard of the lawsuits against some of the on-demand service providers which beg the question: are workers employees or independent contractors? On-demand services providers hire workers to provide a service “on demand” to customers. For companies like Lyft and Uber, workers provide their own vehicles...…
May 7, 2015
How to Market to Payroll Clients
Running a successful payroll practice is about more than just the services you provide; it’s also about selling those services. A great marketing campaign will consist of both digital and print collateral and target existing and prospective clients.
April 16, 2015
Should Accounting Firms Manage Payroll or Use an Outsourced Solution?
Accurate and timely payroll management is paramount to the successful operation of any business, whether a company has five employees or 5,000. If employees are not paid on time — and if employers fail to follow state and federal directives for employee classification, payroll tax filing, and other regulatory issues—management can soon find itself facing...…
March 5, 2015
11 Federal Budget Proposals and What They Mean for Business Payroll
It's time for President Obama's 2016 budget proposal, and time to reflect on the numerous items that affect payroll and payroll departments.. Here are the potential proposals that would have the greatest direct impact on payroll professionals.
March 4, 2015
Freelancers Get Tax Help with QuickBooks Self-Employed
Filing taxes can be daunting, especially for those with complicated tax situations, such as small business owners or freelancers. That’s where Intuit’s QuickBooks Self-Employed comes in.
February 24, 2015
Ceridian SMB Payroll App
Ceridian’s SMB Payroll app is the first mobile application (mobile app) submission for Ceridian Small Business (SMB) Payroll. The new mobile app enables users to perform their payroll-related tasks using their Android device, instead of having to access a desktop or laptop computer. Only active Ceridian client users can log in to the mobile app...…
February 18, 2015
W-2 Due Dates for all States
It's that time of year again: when most payroll departments are hunkered down balancing and filing annual W-2s and state reconciliations. I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to provide some helpful charts with due dates for returns and ...
February 18, 2015
ZenPayroll Hits 10,000 Users Nationwide
Cloud payroll developer ZenPayroll now serves more than 10,000 small businesses across the country and processes billions of dollars in annual payroll, the company announced on Wednesday.
February 13, 2015
How to Do Payroll Better
“I truly believe communication is critical in a payroll setup. So many sole proprietors and single member LLCs end up paying themselves on payroll and they are not legally allowed to," says Dawn Brolin, CPA, a well-known QuickBooks and accounting educator
February 12, 2015
IRS Says No to Severance Payroll Tax Refunds
The IRS is showing no mercy to employers in the wake of the recent Supreme Court ruling in the controversial Quality Stores case. In a new announcement, it says that it will disallow all claims for refunds of payroll tax relating to severance payments ...
February 6, 2015
Payroll for Accounting Firms – Some Easy Choices
Accountants in public practice have traditionally referred payroll to major providers such as ADP, Ceridian and Paychex because of the complexities, risk and deadlines involved in processing. With additional requirements for small business with the ...
January 30, 2015
January 2015 – A Year in the Life of a Payroll Accountant
Now that the New Year has started, it’s a great time to perform an audit of your clients’ payroll system to ensure everything is in order.